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| In Solar Templar theology, the Sun is a physical manifestation of the supreme, ineffable God, literally and figuratively sustaining the world and everything on it. However, most denominations also believe that God chooses to sometimes intervene more directly in human affairs, appearing in apparently-human form. This is termed a Descent of the Sun. | In Solar Templar theology, the Sun is a physical manifestation of the supreme, ineffable God, literally and figuratively sustaining the world and everything on it. However, most denominations also believe that God chooses to sometimes intervene more directly in human affairs, appearing in apparently-human form, called Illuminated Ones or Illuminati. This is termed a Descent of the Sun. |
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| ||Unsullied Temple||0||No literal descents. Prophet Ardamar divinely inspired but not divine.|| ||Old Temple||1||One descent, the Prophet Ardamar only.|| ||Imperial Temple||2||The Prophet Ardamar and the Emperor Atsef.|| ||Presently Guided Temple||4||The Prophets Ardamar, Vesten, Desite, and Matelie.|| |
||Unsullied Temple||0||No literal descents. Prophet Ardamar divinely inspired, but not divine.|| ||Old Temple||1||One descent, the [[PM/Ardamar|Prophet Ardamar]] only.|| ||Imperial Temple||2||The [[PM/Ardamar|Prophet Ardamar]] and the [[PM/Astef the Radiant|Emperor Atsef the Radiant]].|| ||Presently Guided Temple||4||The Prophets [[PM/Ardamar|Ardamar]], [[PM/Patriarch Vesten|Vesten]], [[PM/Patriarch Desite|Desite]], and [[PM/Matriarch Matelie|Matelie]].|| |
A Descent of the Sun is a term used by the Solar Temple to refer to the visitations of the supreme deity to the mortal world.
In Solar Templar theology, the Sun is a physical manifestation of the supreme, ineffable God, literally and figuratively sustaining the world and everything on it. However, most denominations also believe that God chooses to sometimes intervene more directly in human affairs, appearing in apparently-human form, called Illuminated Ones or Illuminati. This is termed a Descent of the Sun.
The number of such visitations is the key point of religious division between the denominations of the Old Temple, the Imperial Temple, the Presently Guided Temple, and the Unsullied Temple:
Denomination Group |
Number of Descents |
Illuminati |
Unsullied Temple |
0 |
No literal descents. Prophet Ardamar divinely inspired, but not divine. |
Old Temple |
1 |
One descent, the Prophet Ardamar only. |
Imperial Temple |
2 |
The Prophet Ardamar and the Emperor Atsef the Radiant. |
Presently Guided Temple |
4 |